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Top Articles

1. “Bullies Punch Boy on School
Bus as Others Record on Video” ---
Hunter said other parents told her
the boys who bullied her son were
known for bullying other kids as
well. “I have been the big
advocate – if you know your child
is being bullied at all, let the
school know immediately,” Hunter
said. --- ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) ---
October 2, 2012 (ARIZONA)
see link

2. “Special Needs Man, 19,
Gunned Down Sitting on South LA
Park Bench” --- Detectives were
searching today for the shooter
who brutally gunned down a
19-year-old special needs man
sitting on a park bench in South
Los Angeles. --- Los Angeles Daily
News --- September 26, 2012
(CALIFORNIA)
http://is.gd/IUPgsl

3.
“Government Settles Lawsuit Filed
by Mentally Disabled US Citizen
Who was ... ” --- Lawyers say the
federal government has agreed to
pay $175,000 to settle a lawsuit
filed by a mentally disabled U.S.
citizen who was deported to Mexico
and spent four months wandering
Central America. --- Washington
Post --- October 5, 2012 (GEORGIA)
http://is.gd/1uoNZD

4. “N.J.'s
'Forgotten People': The
Developmentally Disabled” --- This
past May, the New Jersey State
Assembly approved a non-binding
resolution to transfer the
responsibility for investigating
abuse and neglect among
developmentally disabled
individuals from the Special
Response Unit to the Office of the
Attorney ... ---
newjerseynewsroom.com --- October
2, 2012 (NEW JERSEY)
http://is.gd/rGpBjE

7.
4th Teen Girl Held in Taped
Beating of Disabled Woman” --- ...
by the perpetrators Tuesday night.
Six high school age girls walk up
to a 48-year old woman sitting on
her door step and beat her. They.
Police arrest three teens in
beating of mentally challenged
Chester woman. --- MyFox
Philadelphia --- October 4, 2012
(PENNSYLVANIA)
http://is.gd/fSZfPM

8.
“State Rep. Jim Cobb Arrested on
Assault Charge After Woman in
Wheelchair Alleged Threats”
---State Rep. Jim Cobb has been
arrested on an assault charge
after a woman in a wheelchair said
she felt physically threatened by
the Spring City Republican on the
day of the primary election. ---
The Republic --- October 2, 2012
(TENNESSEE)
http://is.gd/6Hf0Dw

9.
“Documentary Details Abuse of Deaf
Boys in Catholic Boarding School”
--- Deaf boys sent by their
parents to a Catholic boarding
school in Wisconsin, where they
were molested again and again by a
popular priest who stalked them in
their dorm rooms at night, on
trips to his North Woods cabin,
even …” --- Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel --- October 2, 2012
(WISCONSIN)
http://is.gd/sdyWnL

10. “Disabled Girl Bullied,
Mocked by Neighbours” --- "It
makes me sick too, to think that a
grown man would tease a
10-year-old disabled girl that has
never done a thing to any of them
for no reason, and now she doesn't
want to get on the bus to go to
school," he said. --- Ninemsn ---
October 2, 2012 (AUSTRALIA)
http://is.gd/rQAzGF

Abuse/Crime-related

11.
“Outrage as Man Jailed for Raping
Disabled Woman Who Can Only
Communicate by ... ” --- The verdict
sparked outrage as now victim's
rights advocates fear it sets a
dangerous precedent by setting the
bar extremely high for disabled
individuals. --- Daily Mail ---
October 4, 2012 (CONNECTICUT)
http://is.gd/ZfnlFk

13.
“Only On 5: Mother of Special Needs
Teen Allegedly Sexually Assaulted
Speaks ...” --- A Treasure Coast
mother who claims her special needs
daughter was raped by another
student at school spoke out for the
first time on Monday to discuss why
she is suing the St. Lucie County
School District. --- WPTV ---
October 1, 2012 (FLORIDA)
http://is.gd/G74eoB

14.
“Former Group Home Manager Charged
with Stealing Nearly $9000 From ...”
--- A former house manager for a
west suburban group home for the
developmentally disabled stands
charged with stealing nearly $9,000
from the residents. DuPage County
State's Attorney Robert Berlin
announced --- CBS2 Chicago ---
October 2, 2012 (ILLINOIS)
http://is.gd/MhHycU

15.
“Man Who Raped Special Needs Student
Pleads Guilty” --- A high school
student pleaded guilty Thursday to
raping a special needs student
inside North Central High School.
Danny Roads admitted to pulling the
girl into an empty classroom back in
April, where he forced … ” --- Fox
59 --- October 4, 2012 (INDIANA)
http://is.gd/kVLQlc

17.
“Duluth Police Officer Charged with
Assault, Disorderly Conduct in Detox
Incident” --- The Duluth police
officer who was videotaped swinging
and hitting a presumably intoxicated
man in a wheelchair at the Duluth
Detoxification Center was charged
about 4 p.m. with fifth-degree
assault and disorderly conduct in
connection with the Sept. --- Duluth
News Tribune --- October 4, 2012
(MINNESOTA)
http://is.gd/4e3P6M

18.
“Disabled Man Fatally Shot in
Struggle for His $40 Payday” --- A
disabled man was gunned down because
of the $40 he had just gotten paid
for work at a Kansas City daycare,
police and his family said Thursday.
--- KCTV Kansas City --- October 4,
2012 (MISSOURI)
http://is.gd/djFdnI

19.
“Ex-worker Sent to Prison in
Beatrice Abuse Case” --- A former
worker at a Nebraska center for
developmentally disabled adults has
been sentence to 15 to 23 years in
prison for abusing residents. KWBE
radio in Beatrice says Matthew
Pangborn was sentenced on Wednesday
in Gage County District … --- NTV
--- October 3, 2012 (NEBRASKA)
http://is.gd/LR5so7

20.
“Man Arrested in Wheelchair Thefts”
--- Two custom wheelchairs, valued
at $4,000 each, were taken from in
front of the home of Nathan Peitz,
who was born with spina bifida, a
debilitating birth defect that
results in the incomplete
development of the spinal cord. ---
KLAS-TV --- October 3, 2012 (NEVADA)
http://is.gd/u8Tn7S

21.
“Death of Staten Island
Developmentally Disabled Man Ruled a
Homicide” --- A
developmentally-disabled man who
died in April after he and his
roommate fought over McNuggets
inside their community residence has
been ruled a homicide victim,
according … --- SILive.com ---
October 3, 2012 (NEW YORK)
http://is.gd/QEjcTu

22.
“Long Beach Assemblyman Alleges
Abuse of His Son” --- Harvey
Weisenberg, D-Long Beach, and his
wife, Ellen, filed a federal lawsuit
Monday against AHRC Nassau, an
agency which serves developmentally
disabled people in residential
settings around Long Island. In the
lawsuit, the … --- Patch.com ---
October 2, 2012 (NEW YORK)
http://is.gd/Ba3zks

23.
“Ohio Man Gets 10 Years in Rape of
Disabled Woman” --- A judge has
sentenced a 53-year-old Ohio man to
10 years in prison after he admitted
raping a young developmentally
disabled woman. --- San Francisco
Chronicle --- October 4, 2012 (OHIO)
http://is.gd/tKBKln

24.
“Mocking Video Calls Attention to
Fighting Families” --- He and his
family said their elderly
grandparents are being harassed and
family members have been receiving
death threats, he said. “They were
down at the bus stop yelling
'retard' and I told my son, 'If they
want to call us 'retard,' we'll show
them a ...” --- Canton Repository
--- October 3, 2012 (OHIO)
http://is.gd/6fXaLU

26.
“Upper Gwynedd Woman Admits to
Stealing More than $300K from
Disabled ... ” --- An Upper Gwynedd
woman showed little emotion as she
admitted she stole more than
$300,000 in property and cash from a
disabled Hatfield man for whom she
was power of attorney. --- The Times
Herald --- October 4, 2012
(PENNSYLVANIA)
http://is.gd/OmjXXa

27.
“Coroner Schedules Inquest into
Death of Disabled Toddler” --- An
inquest into the July death of a
disabled North Charleston toddler
has been scheduled by Charleston
County Coroner Rae Wooten. The
inquest to determine the cause of
death for 2-year-old Ginny Hughes,
who died … --- WIS --- October 2,
2012 (SOUTH CAROLINA)
http://is.gd/5XULyM

29.
“Pair Threatens Handicapped Clinton
Woman at Gunpoint” --- Laurens
County deputies said two men stormed
into a Clinton home Tuesday
afternoon and put a gun to the head
of a wheelchair-bound woman.. ---
WHNS Greenville --- October 2, 2012
(SOUTH CAROLINA)
http://is.gd/1Wbelr

30.
“Amputee's Death Could Have Been
Avoided, Advocates Say” --- A
Houston Police officer shot and
killed Brian Claunch, 45, at his
group home because he thought the
disabled man had a weapon. That
officer and his partner went to the
group home after getting a 911 call
from an employee there. --- MyFox
Houston --- October 2, 2012 (TEXAS)
http://is.gd/KMFWm8

31.
“Dad, Son Caught on Video Mocking
Disabled Girl” --- Her mother says a
neighbor, along with his son, make
fun of the disabled child. She says
that neighbor is 43-year-old William
Bailey of East Sparta. Trisha Knight
says, "I really don't have anything
to say to him right now. --- KLTV
--- October 1, 2012 (TEXAS)
http://is.gd/5ERrzO

32.
“Funeral to be Held for
Wheelchair-bound Man Shot by
Officer” --- A public visitation for
Brian Claunch will be held at the
Carnes Funeral Home on Indiana
Street at 9am. Claunch was a
double-amputee with a history of
mental illness. --- abc13.com ---
October 1, 2012 (TEXAS)
http://is.gd/0zgAdY

33.
“ Report Sees Less Impact in New
Autism Definition” --- Earlier
research had estimated that 45
percent or more of children
currently on the “autism spectrum”
would not qualify under a new
definition now being refined by
psychiatric researchers — a finding
that generated widespread anxiety
among parents who ... --- New York
Times --- October 2, 2012 (U.S. –
NATIONAL)
http://is.gd/v33kBG

34.
“Study: Serious Child Abuse Injuries
Rise Slightly in the US” --- The new
findings counter data from child
protective services, which show a
55% decrease in physical abuse from
1992 to 2009. One possible
explanation for the discrepancy is
that protective services accounts …
--- TIME --- October 1, 2012 (U.S. –
NATIONAL)
http://is.gd/fmJsVr

Seeking Improved Support

35.
“More than 3,000 on Waiting List for
Developmental Disability Services”
--- JPG Julie BennettKelly Ware, who
was born with Prader-Willi syndrome,
is one of more than 3,172 people on
the state waiting list for services
for people with developmental
disabilities. --- al.com ---
September 30, 2012 (ALABAMA)
http://is.gd/rxfD6X

36.
“UCI Study Homes in on Autism
Treatment” --- A UC Irvine
professor, along with a team of
researchers, discovered that a
marijuana-like substance naturally
released in the brain can treat
symptoms of one type of autism, the
university recently announced. ---
Daily Pilot --- October 2, 2012
(CALIFORNIA)
http://is.gd/oPtYQW

37.
“Nation's Toughest Child Sex Abuse
Reporting Law Takes Effect Today in
Florida” --- The nation's most
comprehensive sexual abuse reporting
law takes effect in Florida today,
Oct. 1, as the state embarks on a
statewide kindergarten-based
education program to help young
children avoid the traps predators
set. --- WCTV --- October 1, 2012
(FLORIDA)
http://is.gd/i5MGfR

38.
“Court Opens Door to Divorce for
Mentally Disabled” --- The Illinois
Supreme Court has opened the door to
divorce for people who need
guardians because of mental
disabilities. For years, Illinois
has barred mentally disabled people
or their guardians from seeking a
divorce. --- Sacramento Bee ---
October 4, 2012 (ILLINOIS)
http://is.gd/C49RIn

39.
“More Kids with Disabilities in
Minneapolis and St. Paul District
Schools than ...” --- Twin Cities
charter schools enroll a smaller
proportion of special education
students than St. Paul and
Minneapolis district schools. The
special education students who do
attend charters tend to have less
intense … --- Twin Cities Planet ---
September 30, 2012 (MINNESOTA)
http://is.gd/Xx2Jkh

40.
“Advocates Reflect on Disability
Act's Legacy” --- After watching
"Lives Worth Living," a documentary
on the history of the disability
rights movement, local advocates
said last night that there is still
work to do to achieve equality and
access for people with disabilities.
--- Columbia Daily Tribune ---
October 2, 2012 (MISSOURI)
http://is.gd/52BBM6

41.
“Disaster Planning to be Aided by
Special Needs Registry” --- “As a
community, we need to plan on how we
would be able to accommodate special
needs, who would be more at risk
during an emergency, if they have
problems with mobility, hearing,
sight, if they are diabetic, etc.
--- York News-Times --- October 5,
2012 (NEBRASKA)
http://is.gd/yaspas

42.
“Airline Passengers Using
Wheelchairs to Cut in Line” ---
Travelers at JFK Airport in New York
have found a new way to legally cut
in line when security is backed up.
According to a story in the New York
Times, they are … --- KPHO Phoenix
--- October 5, 2012 (NEW YORK)
http://is.gd/ra84kZ

43.
“Pennsylvanians with Disabilities
Sue to Restore General Assistance
and Other ...” --- Act 80 also
creates a pilot block grant program
that allows 20 selected counties to
shift tens of millions of dollars
for already underfunded mental
health and intellectual disability
services to pay for other services.
--- RedOrbit --- October 2, 2012
(PENNSYLVANIA)
http://is.gd/LHw0xU

44.
“Valley's Poor Suffer After State
Budget Cuts” --- "When I lost it,
everything went downhill
completely," said Sidle, who is
hoping to secure Social Security
disability status because he's been
diagnosed with mental and physical
disabilities. --- Allentown Morning
Call --- October 1, 2012
(PENNSYLVANIA)
http://is.gd/GZPGp8

45.
“Medicaid Patient Shift Squeezes
Home Caregivers” --- The abrupt
exodus of thousands of South Texas
Medicaid patients from one managed
care health plan is putting a
financial strain on home health
providers already struggling to stay
in business … --- New York Times ---
October 4, 2012 (TEXAS)
http://is.gd/34pc8k

47.
“Emergency Plan need for Citizens
with Disabilities” --- It has been
seven years since Hurricane Katrina
and four years since Hurricane Ike,
and the city of San Antonio has yet
to develop a clear, comprehensive
emergency plan to notify, evacuate
and shelter persons with
disabilities. --- San Antonio
Express --- September 30, 2012
(TEXAS)
http://is.gd/X88sxK

48.
“National Academy of Elder Law
Attorneys Celebrates National
Special Needs Law Month” --- ... as
a way to educate people with
disabilities and their families
about their legal options in dealing
with durable powers of attorney,
guardianship and conservatorship,
Medicare, Medicaid, planning for
health care decision-making, and
other ... --- RedOrbit --- September
29, 2012 (WASHINGTON D.C.)
http://is.gd/2WFgP4

49.
“Autism Redefined as Asberger's
Diagnosis Disappears” --- Early next
year, a new definition of autism
will be used by scientists in order
to more precisely diagnose kids with
the brain disorder. The diagnosis of
Asperger's syndrome, considered a
“higher functioning” form of autism,
will … ” --- Hamilton Spectator ---
October 3, 2012 (U.S. – NATIONAL)
http://is.gd/ZL20H1

50.
“Child-Abuse Injuries on the Rise”
--- A national study found that
serious injuries from child abuse
appear to have risen modestly over
the past decade or so, and suggested
that downward trends in other
studies of abuse may reflect
reporting changes rather than real
improvement ... --- ABC News ---
October 1, 2012 (U.S. – NATIONAL)
http://is.gd/wWA3CO

51.
“Most with Down Syndrome Are
Affected by Alzheimer's Disease” ---
So in 2008, the agency began plans
for a six-bedroom group home just
for those with Down syndrome who
develop Alzheimer's, one of only a
handful in California and
nationwide. --- Contra Costa Times
--- September 30, 2012 (U.S. –
NATIONAL)
http://is.gd/CLgyky

Proposed Legislation and New Laws

52.
“New Florida Law for Reporting
Suspected Child Abuse Goes into
Effect” --- The Protection of
Vulnerable Persons law ups the ante
on the state's previous reporting
obligation, requiring anyone who
suspects that a child has been
abused to report those suspicions to
the Florida Abuse Hotline; the
reporting requirement formerly ...
--- Naples Daily News --- October 1,
2012 (FLORIDA)
http://is.gd/bgMwee

International Articles

53.
“Mentally Challenged Boy Abused” ---
The father of a mentally challenged
boy has been sentenced to two years
in jail for abusing the youngster in
Abu Dhabi. The incident came to
light when a passer-by heard the
boy's screams and alerted officials.
When cops broke opened the door,
they saw ... --- Emirates 24/7 ---
September 30, 2012 (ABU DHABI)
http://is.gd/9wa71R

54. “Hearing Adjourned Against
Vancouver Constable Accused of
Shoving Disabled ... ” --- A
Vancouver constable accused of
shoving a disabled woman to the
ground won't get a disciplinary
hearing until later this month. An
official with B.C.'s Office of the
Police Complaint Commissioner said
Friday … --- TheTyee.ca --- October
6, 2012 (CANADA)
http://is.gd/U8f3UN

56. “Reaction to Shocking Attack on
Disabled Man” --- The Coalition for
Persons with Disabilities says there
is not enough discussion about
violence and bullying against the
disabled. This after a 24-year-old
man with a physical disability was
lured into a secluded area behind
Mount Pearl Square, and ... --- VOCM
--- October 1, 2012 (CANADA)
http://is.gd/pUjuhk

57. “Port Coquitlam Social Worker
Steals $136,000 from Mentally
Challenged Woman ...” --- A B.C.
Supreme Court judge has ordered a
Port Coquitlam social worker and her
partner to pay back the $136,000
they “essentially stole” from a
mentally challenged woman in their
care for more than a decade. ---
Vancouver Sun --- September 30, 2012
(CANADA)
http://is.gd/5XjcoG

58. “Thieves Steal from Disabled Man
After Meeting Him on Facebook” ---
Thieves stole £12,000 in jewellery
from a disabled man after he met
them on Facebook and invited them to
play PlayStation with him while he
was home alone. --- Daily Mail ---
October 4, 2012 (ENGLAND)
http://is.gd/d2zE42

59. “Dad Pulls Special Needs Son Out
of School After Claims He Escaped
the Premises ...” --- A dad has
vowed to keep his autistic son out
of school after claiming the
11-year-old went missing from the
facility three times in just three
weeks. Martin Breakwell, aged 42 and
from Yardley, said Ryan was gone
from … --- Birmingham Mail ---
October 1, 2012 (ENGLAND)
http://is.gd/2qhRrp

61. “Haiti's Government Signs
Declaration on Policy for Disabled”
--- Haiti's government has signed a
declaration on public policy with
respect to the inclusion of the
country's disabled population,
following a forum Thursday at the
Hotel Montana in Port-au-Prince. ---
Caribbean Journal --- October 4,
2012 (HAITI)
http://is.gd/uED1nK

62. “Disabled Demand a Greater Say”
--- Up to 300 people demonstrated on
Kossuth tér (square) outside
Parliament on Monday against
government policies towards disabled
people and to hand over a petition
addressed to the prime minister …
--- Budapest Times --- October 1,
2012 (HUNGARY)
http://is.gd/silJjm

63. “School Asks 7-Yr-Old Autistic
Boy to Leave” --- Parents of an
autistic student studying at
Jamnabai Narsee School have
approached the Maharashtra State
Commission for Protection of Child
Rights after school authorities
asked them transfer their son to
another school. --- Mumbai Mirror
--- October 2, 2012 (INDIA)
http://is.gd/9zTdnN

64. '”No Promises' on Disability
Cuts” --- Speaking at the launch of
Disability Federation of Ireland's
pre-budget submission this
afternoon, Minister of State for
Disability Kathleen Lynch accepted
further cuts may be made. --- Irish
Times --- October 4, 2012 (IRELAND)
http://is.gd/mplexZ

65 “Italian Politician 'Slashes
Tyres of Disabled Man' ” --- An
argument ensued, the disabled man
called the police over what he
described as "a question of
civility" and the politician was
given an on-the-spot fine of 80
euros. --- Telegraph.co.uk ---
October 4, 2012 (ITALY)
http://is.gd/iH813p

66. “Coach to Be Probed for Abusing
the Disabled” --- The National Human
Rights Commission (NHRC) plans to
investigate alleged abuse of
disabled athletes by a coach and
violations of their human rights.
--- Korea Times --- October 1, 2012
(KOREA)
http://is.gd/rD46Tb

67. “Police Want More Mental Health
Nurses Working with Them” --- Under
the pilot scheme, mental health
nurses have been working with the
police in Christchurch, Counties-Manukau
and Rotorua. Mr Perry says the
scheme works … --- Radio New Zealand
--- October 6, 2012 (NEW ZEALAND)
http://is.gd/hSItRP

68. “Disabled Woman Claims Sexual
Assault at Rest Home” --- A severely
disabled woman who claims she was
sexually assaulted by her caregiver
in a rest home shower had suffered a
"serious breach of trust", the Crown
says. --- Stuff.co.nz --- September
30, 2012 (NEW ZEALAND)
http://is.gd/GUKv2l

69. “Researchers to Find out
Treatment for Mental Disorders” ---
It has been informed that when the
synapses in the brain brakes down it
causes several mental health issues.
Besides, the synapses is
irreparable. The brain cells will be
studied by the researchers of
Edinburgh University. --- French
Tribune --- October 1, 2012
(SCOTLAND)
http://is.gd/8frt0k

70. “Attacker Struck Disabled Teen”
--- He said he did not know his
victim, Ricky Robinson, who was
disabled, when he threw one punch,
landing straight between the
teenager's eyes. Mr Robinson told
police he was walking with friends
along … ” --- This is South Wales
--- October 5, 2012 (WALES)
http://is.gd/EfEova